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CompletedNCT05117047Updated Nov 11, 2021

A Long-term Survival Analysis of Different Surgical Method in Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma

An observational study in Long-term Effects of Cancer Treatment, sponsored by Chen Xiaoping. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 14 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-11-11.

Sponsored by Chen Xiaoping · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
369
Ages
14 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The investigators established three prospective cohorts of patients with BCLC stage 0-A HCC, based on different surgical approaches (open, laparoscopic and robotic). After 5 years of follow-up, the investigators used propensity score matching (PSM) to reduce selection bias and then compared the long-term oncological outcomes of the three different surgical approaches, which might provide high-level evidence in non-randomized observational studies.

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In this study, three prospective cohorts of patients with BCLC stage 0-A HCC, underwent complete liver resection using different surgical approaches (OLR, LLR, and RALR), were established. After adequate periods of follow-up, the long-term oncological outcomes of the three different surgical approaches were compared, providing a higher level of evidence using a non-randomized comparative study based on propensity score matching (PSM) analysis.

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Conditions studied

  • Long-term Effects of Cancer Treatment
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In context

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

3,182 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; 954 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 369 is above the median of 200 across 754 observational studies indexed under Carcinoma, Hepatocellular.

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Lead sponsor

Chen Xiaoping is the lead sponsor of 17 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
14 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

1669 cases underwent liver resection from July 1st 2015 to June 30th 2017 in Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, including 186 RALR, 527 LLR, and 956 OLR. Among these patients, there were 102, 333, and 669 HCC patients, respectively. Ten patients were excluded due to missing data or follow-up. Finally, 369 HCC patients in the early stages were included in the analysis. After PSM, 168 patients were matched and there were 56 patients in each group

Inclusion criteria

  • All HCC patients in BCLC stage 0-A underwent liver resection in hepatic surgery center, Tongji hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. The inclusion criteria were as follows: 14- 75 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • with any history of malignant tumors; with treatment of ablation, TACE or TKI history before liver resection.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
369 participants (actual)
Target follow-up
5 Years
Patient registry
Yes

Groups and cohorts

  • robot-assisted liver resection

    In this study, the investigators included all HCC patients with BCLC stage 0-A (n=1669) who underwent hepatectomy over an 1 ½ year study period, and divided them into three study cohorts according to the operations they received. These were consecutive patients who met the inclusion criteria of the study. 71 HCC patients were included in robotic liver resection cohort.

    Procedure: liver resection

  • laparoscopic liver resection

    In this study, the investigators included all HCC patients with BCLC stage 0-A (n=1669) who underwent hepatectomy over an 1 ½ year study period, and divided them into three study cohorts according to the operations they received. These were consecutive patients who met the inclusion criteria of the study. 141 HCC patients were included in laparoscopic liver resection cohort.

    Procedure: liver resection

  • open liver resection

    In this study, the investigators included all HCC patients with BCLC stage 0-A (n=1669) who underwent hepatectomy over an 1 ½ year study period, and divided them into three study cohorts according to the operations they received. These were consecutive patients who met the inclusion criteria of the study. 157 HCC patients were included in open liver resection cohort.

    Procedure: liver resection

Interventions

  • Procedureliver resection

    After adequate periods of follow-up, the long-term oncological outcomes of the three different surgical approaches were compared, providing a higher level of evidence using a non-randomized comparative study based on propensity score matching (PSM) analysis.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival

    The primary outcomes of this study included long-term oncological outcomes of OS

    Time frame: 14/02/2015-30/06/2021

  2. Disease free Survival

    The primary outcomes of this study included long-term oncological outcomes of DFS

    Time frame: 14/02/2015-30/06/2021

Secondary outcomes

  1. postoperative complications

    Postoperative morbidity and mortality were assessed according to the Clavien-Dindo classification

    Time frame: 14/02/2015-30/06/2021

  2. Textbook Outcome in liver surgery (TOLS)

    Textbook Outcome in liver surgery (TOLS), was defined as the absence of intraoperative incidents of grade 2 or higher, postoperative bile leak grade B or C, severe postoperative complications, readmission within 30 days after discharge, in-hospital mortality, and the presence of R0 resection margin.

    Time frame: 14/02/2015-30/06/2021

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Study locations

1 site
  • Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 11, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05117047
Lead sponsor
Chen Xiaoping
Responsible party
Chen Xiaoping (Professor, Tongji Hospital) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Nov 11, 2021
Start date
Feb 14, 2015
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2017
Completion
Jun 30, 2021
Last update
Nov 11, 2021

Study contacts

Xiaoping Chen, Dr
study chair · Tongji Hospital

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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